Q: Is 242,013,428 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 242,013,428 is not a prime number.

Why is 242,013,428 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 242013428 can be evenly divided by 1 2 4 17 34 68 89 178 356 1,513 3,026 6,052 39,989 79,978 159,956 679,813 1,359,626 2,719,252 3,559,021 7,118,042 14,236,084 60,503,357 121,006,714 and 242,013,428, with no remainder.

Since 242,013,428 cannot be divided by just 1 and 242,013,428, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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